Normal Rules Don't Apply

Atkinson is a treasure, I dare you to fight me on this. Her short stories have just the right amount of weird, without being creepy. But most of all, her characters - even the ones we barely cross paths with, those whose names we just learned and whom are gone a few lines after that - those characters are very real and memorable. Plus, each story links with the next, just a little bit, just enough to make you smile with recognition.